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[From gene to disease; from hemoglobin genes to thalassemia and sickle cell anemia].
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 30 Sept 2000
Giordano P C, Breuning M H
Abstract excerpt
Haemoglobinopathies are the commonest autosomal recessive diseases in men. Mutations on the alpha and beta genes clusters, located on chromosome 16 and 11 respectively, have been strongly selected in many populations by the increased chance of survival of carriers in areas infested with malaria t...
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